Jang Nara’s recent interview for VIP DVD (Japan Edition)

This blog has been dormant for almost a few years. As some of you might know, South Korea has passed a bill to remove the comments section for entertainment related articles. The forums are not that accessible (theqoo has restricted new account registrations as well) so there is not much content for me to work …

Random Rant 09/12/2018

I'm sort of inspired by my drama drought to write something about the state of affairs in the Chinese show business industry. I don't claim to be a guru about showbiz, but I read loads and loads of gossips, and I just thought it'll be cool to write down some of my personal thoughts. Mainland …

“Countdown!”…’The Last Empress’ preview of Jang Nara’s turn to the dark side

Has anyone been watching The Last Empress? I certainly haven't. There was a bit of a casting drama for the show actually. I almost thought Jang Nara was out of this one. In fact, I was a little surprised when fans in DC wanted her to act in the drama, because I thought it's a …

Blog Updates #3

Hi all, I haven't been actively translating new articles and comments recently because I've been busy with work. (sigh) Also, none of the dramas are catching my attention. I've not even attempted to watch The Last Empress despite it starring Jang Nara; it's just not my cup of tea. Out of the current crop of …

Go Back Couple at the 2017 KBS Awards

I can say objectively that Go Back Couple was the best drama KBS had this year. I know Father is Strange and My Golden Life were huge rating hits, and Chief Kim was the best performing weekday prime-time series. However, KBS weekend dramas have essentially the same formula and are always popular. Go Back Couple …

[Oh!Strong Focus] Representative works… 2017 dramas

Just a small build-up to the 2017 KBS Drama Awards which is coming up in about... 3 hours? Article: [Oh!Strong Focus] Representative works... 2017 dramas #1 Ji Sung's best acting yet in Defendant #2 Looking forward to season 2 of Secret Forest #3 The life drama of Jang Nara, Son Ho-jun as well as us …

Blog Updates #2

A couple of updates on current projects: The translations of transcripts of the Go Back Couple cast interviews (Han Bo-reum and Jang Nara) were delayed because I had to study for my finals. I'll be starting on them soon, and they'll be out in parts. I'm planning to cover the KBS awards, but I don't …

Liu Yifei is the new Disney Mulan

I can understand this casting really. She's gorgeous looking, extremely famous in sinophone countries, can kind-of sing, has dance background and she's fluent in English. If they didn't go all out with the open auditions, I'd have Liu Yifei at the top of my list as well (that is, if we disregard her acting). I …

KBS in the midst of preparation for the end-of-year drama awards

With the strikes ongoing at MBC and KBS, there were rumours circulating that year-end awards will be cancelled. However, KBS has come forward with an official statement saying that they are preparing for the drama awards, though they also confirmed in the same statement that they will not be holding awards/festivals for variety or music. …

Even more on Go Back Couple…

Okay, the number of articles is overwhelming me. I think this is it. I won't be doing any more even if I do find them. Article 1: ['Go Back Couple' Finale ②] Dazzling main and supporting leads... a drama of rediscoveries Comments: [+4217, -27] It's the best (drama) ~♥ [+3340, -35] It's truly a drama …